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“Wilder Was Probably Benching More Weight!” – Boxing Fans Roast Tyson Fury’s Recent Deadlift Video

Published 07/30/2021, 9:30 AM EDT

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Tyson Fury has fortunately pulled himself out of the clutches of the ongoing pandemic. The British boxing stalwart tested positive for Covid-19 a few days back, which eventually pushed his trilogy with Deontay Wilder to October 9. Fury testing positive for the deadly virus left fans in a state of worry and everyone just kept their fingers crossed to see him back in action soon.

Now, Fury, who has finally recovered, is back in the gym preparing for this trilogy. He has a mammoth responsibility on his shoulders to fare exuberantly well in this clash. And as a result, he’s already begun crossing boundaries with his workouts.

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Recently, as one of his fresh deadlift videos became a center of attraction, Tyson Fury ended up on the receiving end of huge criticism coming from fans.

Looking at this video a fan wrote, “Im cracking up, because they’re not showing how much weight he’s lifting. They aren’t fooling anyone.The fake grunting and gritting teeth, not a drop of sweat shows he is clearly acting. I wouldn’t be surprised If he was only deadlifting 60 lbs. The “Junkie King”

A fan felt Fury was just lifting the bar. “He lifting just the bar,” he wrote.

Another fan wrote, “Disturbing the whole gym with his 20kg deadlift…” 

Moreover, a boxing fanatic also talked about Deontay Wilder and his bench weight. He wrote, “Wilder was probably benching more weight!” 

Someone please teach him how to deadlift. I think I herniated 3 discs just watching this” wrote another fan.

The above tweets were just a snippet of the extensive reactions that poured in for Fury’s video.

Will Tyson Fury respond to his critics?

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‘The Gypsy King’ is one of the best trash talkers in the sport. And in all of his fights, he has displayed prime abilities to verbally smother his rivals.

However, in his illustrious career span, Fury hasn’t really engaged in verbal tussles with fans criticizing him over anything. That said, he might not issue his fiery responses to everyone who criticized him for his deadlift video.

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Instead, he’d look forward to showing his progress inside the ring on October 9th. What do you make of Tyson Fury’s deadlift video and the fans ridiculing him on Twitter? Let us know in the comments section below.

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Prathamesh Singh Chauhan is a Boxing Author at EssentiallySports. He is a graduate from the International Institute of Sports Management who combines his love for sports, particularly combat sports, and his flair for writing and analysis to help him in his day-to-day work. He has prior professional experience with sporting organizations such as Star Sports, Khelo India, and NBA.
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